Bracket



Dec 1s 1923. Lmlzz H. HORSTMAN BRACKET Filed 0G12. 4. 1922 Patented Dec. i8,

HENRY HRSTMAN, OF KEAR-NEY, NEBRASKA.

BRACKET.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, HENRY HonsTMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kearney, in the county of Buffalo and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

rIthis invention relates to a supporting bracket or collapsible bench.

The object of the invention is 'to provide a support of this character which is especially constructed for use in supporting drawing boards and the like and which may be folded up and laid aside when not in nse,

taking up very little space.

vWith the foregoing and othei` objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the cornbination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood thatchanges in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made Within the scope of what is claimed without de parting from the spirit of the invention.

ln the. accompanying drawings Figure l represents a plan View of the bracket constituting this invention shown in operative position.

Figure 2 's a side elevation thereof shown in operative position in full lines and in dotted lines in the position assumed when being folded.

In the en'ibodinient iliustrated, a skeleton top i is shown composed of side bars 2 and 3 connected by cross bars le, 5 and 6, spaced longitudinally apart, bar i being aranged at one end of the side bars 2 and 3 and bar 3 spaced inwardly from the opposed ends thereof.

A leg 7 is hingedly connected at one end to the. intermediate cross bar 5 on 'the lower face thereof as shown at 8 and has an ope'ning 9 formed therein intermediate its ends preferably about midway thereof.

A brace l0 is hingedly connected at one end to the lower wall of the opening 9 as shown at 11, and at its other end to 'the cross bar 6 midway its ends as shown at l2. This brace l0 is made in two sections 13 and 14 hingedly connected at their inner ends as shown at 15, being designed to break upwardly as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 to provide for folding of the brace when the bracket is not in use.

In the use of this support, it is opened up into the position shown in Fig. l and is designed to be mounted in a bench vice (not shown), and a drawing board or other object may be supported on the skeleton top l thereof. This support is intended to take the place of the expensive desks which are used in mechanical drawing departments of high schools and colleges, which schools are equipped with wood working benches having vices of this character.

lVhen the bracket is not in use, the brace i0 is broken at the connection of its hinged sections and v these sections are folded in .sr-.perposed relation while the leg 7 folds flat against the lower face of the top l. lt will thus he een that this bracket when not in usc will occupy a very small space and may be quickly set up for use when desired, adapting it especially for use in schools or other places where space is restricted.

rFlic meetingl ends of the sections 13 and 14 of the brace l() are arranged to abut when the sections are opened as shown inV full lines in Fig. 2, which prevents the brace from collapsing, which is due to the fact that the hinge l5 is arranged on the outer faces of the sections.

l claim :M

iin article of the class described comprising a table top rigid throughout its area and having a supporting leg pivotally connected to its lower face midway its ends, said leg having an opening therein, a brace member hinged at one end to the lower face of said top near Vone edge and at its other end to said leg inside the opening, said brace being composed of hingedly connected upwardly breakable sections, said sections being rigidly held when in open position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY HORSTB/IAN. vWitnesses J. A. WALLACE, ARTHUR R. GREEN. 

